Lakers' Dwight Howard expected to play Sunday after treatment

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. -- Lakers center Dwight Howard is expected to play Sunday against Detroit after making a quick trip to Los Angeles for a minor shoulder procedure.

"He's going to give it a go," said a person familiar with the situation.

Howard missed the Lakers' 111-100 victory Friday over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday night so he could return home for a relatively non-invasive platelet-rich plasma (PRP) treatment in his right shoulder.

Howard aggravated a torn labrum in the shoulder Wednesday against Phoenix.